Salmon

Salmon: Submitted by: Anon | Date Added: 7 Oct 2010 Ingredients:

Servings: 4
2 x Salmon steacks, 3 cm thick 2 x New-season onions, white
- (3/4 in) - part only
36 x Basil leaves 4 x Very ripe tomatoes
6 x Cloves of garlic, inner 15 g Unsalted butter (1/2 oz)
- green parts removed 1 x Sprig of fresh thyme
6 tb Olive oil Salt, pepper and cayenne

Cooking Instructions:

Preparation
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Pistou: put the basil, peeled garlic, olive oil and some salt and pepper
into a liquidizer or food processor. Work the machine until you have a
fairly thick puree.
Sauce: slice the onions, cut the tomatoes into quarters and put them with
the onions into a saucepan on the stove. Add 100 ml (scant 1/4 pint)
water, cook until the tomatoes have softened to a pulp, sieve and set it
aside.
Skin the salmon and bone it. Cut each piece in two horizontally. Arrange
the fish in an oven dish smeared with olive oil. (the oven dish needs to
be made of a thin metal that conducts heat quickly.) Season with salt,
pepper and cayenne, and put a dab of butter on to each piece of fish.
Finishing
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Pre-heat the oven to 200 oC/400 oF. Leave the salmon in the oven for 2
minutes, then take it out again. It will continue to cook while you finish
the sauces.
Reheat the tomato sauce. Season it with salt, pepper, cayenne and fresh
thyme. Bring it briefly to the boil.
The pistou can be eaten hot or cold; to heat it, whisk it while it warms
up over a low heat.

Serving
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Serve each piece of salmon with a little tomato sauce underneath it. Coat
with the pistou.